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ESA’s Juice Jupiter mission is back on track after Mission Control in Darmstadt, Germany managed to shake loose and deploy the stuck ice-penetrating Radar for Icy Moons Exploration (RIME) antenna that was stuck due to a tiny pin.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading Success: Juice radar antenna breaks free after remote control thump
While the few minutes it takes for a spacecraft’s booster rocket to claw its way out of Earth’s gravity well might be the most obviously hazardous period of the mission, …read more Continue reading ESA’s Jupiter-bound Probe Hits Antenna Snag
ESA’s Juice probe to Jupiter’s moons has run into trouble as one of its primary science instruments failed to deploy last week, perhaps due to a tiny pin. The 16-m (52-ft) Radar for Icy Moons Exploration (RIME) antenna has only extended a third of its … Continue reading ESA struggles with stuck antenna on JUICE probe en route to Jupiter
ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) deep-space probe is on its way to Jupiter and has sent back its first selfies. Captured by Juice monitoring camera 1 (JMC1) located on the front of the spacecraft, the new images show the Earth and Juice’s deplo… Continue reading Juice deep-space probe headed for Jupiter sends back selfies
ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) deep-space probe is on its way to Jupiter and has sent back its first selfies. Captured by Juice monitoring camera 1 (JMC1) located on the front of the spacecraft, the new images show the Earth and Juice’s deplo… Continue reading Juice deep-space probe headed for Jupiter sends back selfies
ESA’s historic mission to explore the moons of Jupiter – and orbit the largest moon in the solar system, Ganymede – is on its way today, as its eight-year voyage to the giant planet begins. At 2:14 pm CEST (12:14 GMT), the JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (J… Continue reading Juice mission to Jupiter’s moons lifts off from French Guiana
It was many years ago now when David Bowie asked if there was life on Mars. Since then, we’ve concluded there isn’t, much to everyone’s disappointment. That left scientists the …read more Continue reading Jupiter’s Moon Io Could Play Host to Life
In 2022, decades of work finally came to fruition as the James Webb Space Telescope fired up and began training its unprecedented eyes on the universe. From distant galaxies to our nearby neighbors, let’s look back at some of the most impressive images… Continue reading Gallery: Incredible images from James Webb’s first year in space
In late September, NASA’s Juno probe swept by the Jovian moon Europa in the closest flyby for decades, capturing a slew of data that will help scientists untangle the mysteries of the frosty celestial body. A new image has now landed from this encounte… Continue reading Striking Juno closeup brings Europa’s icy crust into clear view
While NASA’s Juno spacecraft has captured some stunning imagery of Jupiter since entering orbit around the gas giant in 2016, it’s not the only celestial body in the probe’s sights. As part of its exploration of the Jovian system, Juno is also inspecti… Continue reading Juno captures icy cracks of Europa in closest flyby for decades